| The Green Papers: Ohio 2025 General Election |
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Ohio
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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The primary includes the Democratic, Green, and Republican Parties. The designation "independent" will not appear on the ballot. Independent candidates choose to appear on the ballot as "nonparty candidate" or "other-party candidate." |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Republican | Senator Bernie Moreno • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2030 |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Jon A. Husted • Appointed January 2025 [re: resignation of Senator J.D. Vance who ascended to the office of Vice President]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 • 5 November 2024: Senator J.D. Vance is elected as Vice President. He will resign circa 20 January 2025 when he ascends as Vice President. Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine (Republican) will make an appointment to fill the vacant seat when Senator J.D. Vance resigns. "The appointee shall hold office until the 15th day of December succeeding the next regular state election that occurs more than 180 days after the vacancy ... At that next regular state election, a special election to fill the vacancy shall be held..." [Ohio Revised Code, Title 35, Section 3521.02] Therefore, a special election to fill the remainder of term will be held 3 November 2026. 10 January 2025: Senator J.D. Vance (Republican) resigned to ascend to the office of Vice President. |
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| 15 July 2024: Senator J.D. Vance (Republican) was chosen by former President Donald John Trump to be his 2024 running mate. 5 November 2024: Senator J.D. Vance (Republican), who was first elected in 2022, was elected as Vice President on 5 November 2025. Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine (Republican) will make an appointment to fill the vacant seat when Senator J.D. Vance resigns. "The appointee shall hold office until the 15th day of December succeeding the next regular state election that occurs more than 180 days after the vacancy ... At that next regular state election, a special election to fill the vacancy shall be held..." [Ohio Revised Code, Title 35, Section 3521.02] Therefore, a special election to fill the remainder of term will be held 3 November 2026. 10 January 2025: Senator J.D. Vance (Republican) resigned to take the office of Vice President. "As I prepare to assume my duties as Vice President of the United States, I would like to express that it has been a tremendous honor and privilege to serve the people of Ohio in the Senate ...." Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine (Republican) will appoint a replacement and call for a Special Election on 3 November 2026. The winner of the election will serve the remainder of the term which ends in January 2028. 10 January 2025: Senator J.D. Vance (Republican) resigned to ascend to the office of Vice President. 17 January 2025: Media reports state Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine (Republican) will appoint Lieutenant Governor Jon A. Husted (Republican) to fill the vacant Senate seat. 21 January 2025: Sworn. | |||||
| Class 3 | • Seat up for special election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably) • Special Election - To fill the vacant seat of Senator J.D. Vance (Republican) who resigned on 10 January 2025 from the US Senate to become US Vice President on 19 January 2025. |
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| Candidate list (9) | |||||
| Democratic | former Senator Sherrod Brown • First elected to the US Senate: 2006; re-elected: 2012, 2018. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the US Senate: 2024. Also served in the US House, first elected: 1992, re-elected: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004. Not a candidate for for re-election to the US House but elected to the US Senate: 2006. • FEC S6OH00379 |
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| Democratic | William Farms • FEC S6OH00320 |
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| Democratic | Ronald E. "Ron" Kincaid, Jr. • FEC S6OH00361 |
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| Democratic | Lynnea Lau • FEC S6OH00338 |
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| Democratic | Frederick J. "Fred" Ode • FEC S6OH00387 |
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| Democratic | Christopher "Chris" Volpe • FEC S6OH00346 or S6OH00353 • FEC S6OH00346 |
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| Republican | Brian Christopher Bibler • Fiscal Officer Village of Baltimore (Appointed position) • FEC S6OH00312 |
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| Republican | Senator Jon A. Husted • FEC S6OH00304; 30 Jun 25; Tot $3,065,596; Dsb $415,132 |
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| Nonparty | Gregory Lee "Greg" Levy • FEC S6OH00395 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit. |
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| Candidate list (5) | |||||
| Democratic | Amy Acton | ||||
| Republican | Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy | ||||
| Republican | Jeremiah Workman | ||||
| Independent; (Forward Party) | Timothy "Tim" Grady • for Lieutenant Governor: Andrea Neutzling |
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| Nonparty | former Morgan County School Board Member Heather Brazell-Hill • aka Heather Hill |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov. | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel • Appointed 12 February 2025 [re: Lieutenant Governor Jon A. Husted (Republican) appointed to the office of Senate Class 3 seat] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Seat - Not running for Lieutenant Governor in 2026. |
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| Lieutenant Governor Jon A. Husted (Republican), who was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, was appointed to the office of Senate Class 3 by Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine (Republican). Lieutenant Governor Husted is filling the seat of Senator J.D. Vance (Republican) who resigned to ascend to the office of Vice President. 10 February 2025: Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine (Republican) nominated Jim Tressel (Republican) as Lieutenant Governor. The nomination requires approval from the Ohio state Senate and state House, both of which have Republican majorities. 12 February 2025: The Ohio state Senate 31-1 and House 68-27 confirmed Jim Tressel (Republican) as Lieutenant Governor. | |||||
| 119th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Democratic (5 Undetermined); 10 Republican (10 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 | Democratic | Member of Congress Greg Landsman • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | Lindsey Marie Ferreira • FEC H6OH01120 |
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| Democratic | Member of Congress Greg Landsman • FEC H2OH01194; 30 Jun 25; Tot $1,116,383; Dsb $257,422 |
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| Republican | Eric Conroy • FEC H6OH01138 |
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| Republican | Rosemary Oglesby-Henry • FEC H6OH01146 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 | Republican | Member of Congress David J. "Dave" Taylor • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Republican | Member of Congress David J. "Dave" Taylor • FEC H4OH02248; 30 Jun 25; Tot $355,832; Dsb $135,829 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 3 | Democratic | Member of Congress Joyce B. Beatty • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | Member of Congress Joyce B. Beatty • FEC H2OH03125; 30 Jun 25; Tot $367,202; Dsb $441,778 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 4 | Republican | Member of Congress James D. "Jim" Jordan • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | Tamara "Tamie" Wilson • FEC H6OH04173; 31 Mar 25; Tot $22,050; Dsb $0 |
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| Republican | Member of Congress James D. "Jim" Jordan • FEC H6OH04082; 30 Jun 25; Tot $1,281,168; Dsb $1,527,968 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 5 | Republican | Member of Congress Robert Edward "Bob" Latta • First elected in a special election (re: death of Member of Congress Paul E. Gillmor): 11 December 2007 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Republican | Erica Elizabeth Kelley • FEC H6OH05105 |
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| Republican | Member of Congress Robert Edward "Bob" Latta • FEC H8OH05036; 30 Jun 25; Tot $539,072; Dsb $220,073 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 6 | Republican | Member of Congress Michael A. Rulli • First elected in a Special Election [re: resignation of Member of Congress Bill Johnson]: 11 June 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | Michael Lawrence Kripchak • FEC H4OH06231; 30 Jun 25; Tot $0; Dsb $0 |
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| Democratic | Malcolm Ritchie • FEC H6OH06160; 30 Jun 25; Tot $2,520; Dsb $580 |
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| Republican | Jullie Kelley • FEC H6OH06178 |
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| Republican | Member of Congress Michael A. Rulli • FEC H4OH06165; 30 Jun 25; Tot $394,825; Dsb $260,072 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 7 | Republican | Member of Congress Max Miller • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | Michael Eisner • FEC H6OH07135; 30 Jun 25; Tot $9,758; Dsb $218 |
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| Democratic | former Cuyahoga County Executive Edward O'Donnell "Ed" Fitzgerald • FEC H6OH07143 |
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| Republican | Member of Congress Max Miller • FEC H2OH16051; 30 Jun 25; Tot $705,138; Dsb $175,176 |
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| Republican | Jonah Schulz • FEC H2OH16069; 30 Jun 25; Tot $15,100; Dsb $5,994 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 8 | Republican | Member of Congress Warren Davidson • First elected: 7 June 2016 in a special election. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Republican | Member of Congress Warren Davidson • FEC H6OH08315; 30 Jun 25; Tot $233,818; Dsb $213,026 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 9 | Democratic | Member of Congress Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur • First elected: 1982 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (5) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | Member of Congress Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur • FEC H2OH09031; 30 Jun 25; Tot $678,667; Dsb $186,104 |
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| Republican | Wayne Charles Kinsel • FEC H6OH09123 |
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| Republican | former state Representative Derek Merrin • FEC H4OH09169; 15 Jul 25; Tot $3,801; Dsb $80,453 |
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| Republican | Alea Nadeem • FEC H6OH09115; 30 Jun 25; Tot $133,351; Dsb $47,772 |
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| Republican | state Representative Josh Williams • FEC H6OH09131 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 10 | Republican | Member of Congress Michael R. "Mike" Turner • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Republican | Member of Congress Michael R. "Mike" Turner • FEC H2OH03067; 30 Jun 25; Tot $367,800; Dsb $267,683 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 11 | Democratic | Member of Congress Shontel M. Brown • First elected: 2 November 2021 in a Special Election [re: resignation of Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | Member of Congress Shontel M. Brown • FEC H2OH11169; 30 Jun 25; Tot $301,559; Dsb $184,882 |
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| Democratic | David Light • FEC H6OH11178 |
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| Republican | James Terrelle Hemphill • FEC H2OH11250 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 12 | Republican | Member of Congress William Troy "Troy" Balderson • First elected in a special election: 7 August 2018 (re: 15 January 2018 resignation of Member of Congress Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi (Republican). • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | Jerrad Shane Christian • FEC H4OH12080; 30 Jun 25; Tot $1,946; Dsb $3,141 |
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| Republican | Member of Congress William Troy "Troy" Balderson • FEC H8OH12180; 30 Jun 25; Tot $487,231; Dsb $211,920 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 13 | Democratic | Member of Congress Emilia Sykes • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | Member of Congress Emilia Sykes • FEC H2OH13264; 30 Jun 25; Tot $795,763; Dsb $299,072 |
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| Republican | Margaret Elizabeth Briem • FEC H6OH13265 |
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| Republican | former state Senator Kevin Coughlin • FEC H4OH13153; 30 Jun 25; Tot $304,708; Dsb $29,406 |
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| Nonparty | Sandeep S. Dixit • FEC H6OH13273 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 14 | Republican | Member of Congress David P. "Dave" Joyce • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | former Associate Justice at Supreme Court of Ohio Bill Michael O'Neill • https://www.oneillforcongress.com/ • FEC H6OH14214 |
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| Republican | Member of Congress David P. "Dave" Joyce • FEC H2OH14064; 30 Jun 25; Tot $455,969; Dsb $155,839 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 15 | Republican | Member of Congress Mike Carey • First elected in a Special Election: 2 November 2021 [re: resignation of Steve E. Stivers (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 120th Congress | |||||
| Democratic | Don Ralph Leonard • FEC H6OH15112 or H6OH15120 • FEC H6OH15112 |
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| Democratic | former state Representative Adam Clay Miller • FEC H4OH15083; 30 Jun 25; Tot $97,829; Dsb $38,672 |
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| Republican | Member of Congress Mike Carey • FEC H2OH15228; 30 Jun 25; Tot $1,275,851; Dsb $366,043 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Frank LaRose • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Secretary of State is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit. Candidate for Auditor in 2026. |
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| Candidate list (3) | |||||
| Democratic | Bryan Hambley | ||||
| Democratic | state Representative C. Allison Russo | ||||
| Republican | Treasurer Robert Cole Sprague | ||||
| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General David A. "Dave" Yost • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Attorney General is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit. 16 May 2025: Dropped out of the contest for Governor in 2026. |
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| Candidate list (2) | |||||
| Democratic | former state Representative Elliot Forhan | ||||
| Republican | Auditor Keith Faber | ||||
| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Robert Cole Sprague • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Treasurer is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit. Candidate for Secretary of State in 2026. |
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| Candidate list (4) | |||||
| Republican | former state Senator Niraj Antani | ||||
| Republican | former state Representative Jay Edwards | ||||
| Republican | state Senator Kristina D. Roegner | ||||
| Republican | Lake County Treasurer Michael Zuren | ||||
| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Republican | Auditor Keith Faber • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Auditor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit. Candidate for Attorney General in 2026. |
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| Candidate list (1) | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Frank LaRose | ||||
| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 5 incumbents, 26 candidates | |
| • Republican: 18 incumbents, 33 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Green (affiliates) | |
| • Libertarian | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Forward Party: 1 candidate | |
| • Justice Party | |
| • Unity | |
| Independents | |
| • (blank): 1 incumbent | |
| • Independent: 1 candidate | |
| • Nonparty: 3 candidates | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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